Raphael Soyer

Self Portrait (frontispiece)

1963–1964

Title page for Raphael Soyer showing "16 etchings" with small portrait and publication details.
Title page for Raphael Soyer showing "16 etchings" with small portrait and publication details.

Raphael Soyer, Self Portrait (frontispiece), 1963–1964. Etching, sheet (Folded): 18 1/8 × 12 1/2 in. (46 × 31.8 cm) Plate: 4 1/16 × 2 1/8 in. (10.3 × 5.4 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Associated American Artists, Inc. 66.61.1. © 1987, Raphael Soyer Estate

Recto

Not on view

Date
1963–1964

Classification
Prints

Medium
Etching

Dimensions
Sheet (Folded): 18 1/8 × 12 1/2 in. (46 × 31.8 cm) Plate: 4 1/16 × 2 1/8 in. (10.3 × 5.4 cm)

Accession number
66.61.1

Edition
6/25 | Ed. 85

Publication
Printed by Emiliano Sorini

Credit line
Gift of Associated American Artists, Inc.

Rights and reproductions
© 1987, Raphael Soyer Estate

API
artworks/5595

Part of a series:
16 Etchings
16 works

A young woman sits with crossed legs and folded arms while a man reads nearby.
A black ink sketch of a young woman’s head and shoulders with a thoughtful, serious expression.
A barefoot young woman stands beside a bed folding or inspecting a sheet in a simple room.
A woman stands before a mirror, touching her chin as she studies her reflection.
A woman holds a small child close to her chest in a quiet embrace.
Four nude women sketched in loose lines, three sitting or standing and one reclining.
A woman stands looking down with arms slightly out, drawn in dark sketch lines.
A group of people on a city street stand close together and look ahead.
A woman sits thoughtful with her chin on her hands, looking toward a bed where someone lies.
A seated woman with crossed legs rests her head on her hand looking downward.



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